The silk road was specifically developed to
a. allow for easier trade with europe
c. provide access to the great wall
b. exchange ideas within the chinese empire
d. allow for easy travel within china.

  A. Allow for easier trade with Europe.

Explanation:

  It was an ancient network of trade routes that connected East and West, primarily East and Southeast Asia with East Africa and Southern Europe.

  The name derives from the lucrative trade in silk carried out through there. It started during the Han Dynasty.

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answer: ensure protection from communism

explanation:

the north atlantic treaty was largely dormant until the korean war initiated the establishment of nato to implement it, by means of an integrated military structure: this included the formation of supreme headquarters allied powers europe in 1951, which adopted the western union's military structures and plans.